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Taking a Closer Look at Attorney Contingencies Vs. Agent Commissions

The recent antitrust lawsuit inadvertently highlighted something interesting during the trial. The plaintiffs’ attorney successfully argued that the whole real estate industry engaged in collusion and price-fixing. As real estate professionals, we know that isn’t true, right? Here’s the interesting part: Those attorneys who will be paid on contingency literally make their money in exactly…

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Team Tactics: Taking Advantage of Team Coaching

Coaching is a valuable tool that offers numerous benefits to agents and brokers, let alone teams. Working in real estate requires constant education and development to be at the top of your game, and coaching provides an easy way to pursue this. Hiring a coach can allow team members to grow and flourish within their…

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CHA Mega Show 2016 | Seth Apter The Altered Page for Spellbinders

Maria checks out the new mixed media Seth Apter The Altered Page line from Spellbinders at the CHA Mega Show 2016!




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India’s Page Industries’ Q2 revenue rises 11% YoY to $147.7 mn

Page Industries Limited has reported revenue of ₹12,463 million (~$147.7 million) in Q2 FY24, a YoY increase of 11 per cent, with sales volume rising 6.7 per cent to 55.2 million pieces. EBITDA grew 22 per cent YoY to ₹2,815 million (~$33.4 million), with a margin of 22.6 per cent. PAT was ₹1,953 million, up 29.9 per cent. For H1 FY24, revenue was ₹25,238 million, growing 7.3 per cent YoY.




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WEBINAR | Home Mortgage Disclosure Act Refresher – Including What Reporters Must Know Prior to Section 1071 Implementation 

Wednesday, December 11 at 11:00 am CT Remain in compliance with both Section 1071 and the Home Mortgage Disclosure Act with an efficient application process. While financial institutions are correctly concerned about how Section 1071 implementation will impact their processes, don’t miss this HMDA refresher to help prepare for the March 1st reporting deadline. As...

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No One Agrees on What a True Flying Car Should Look Like

When it comes to a true flying car—I don't mean just a VTOL vehicle, I mean something that can both drive and fly—we've seen a lot of wild forms over the years.

The AeroMobil 4.0

The Xpeng AeroHT

The Alef Model A

The LuftCar

The GAC Gove


Notably, one that actually flew was the KleinVision Aircar, which had folding wings:

Another vehicle that successfully flew last year was the Samson Sky Switchblade.

However, Samson Sky reckons that in order to make the design production-ready, both the wings and the massive rear stabilizer, which contains the propellers, must be folded into the body for driving mode. So their latest design envisions this arrangement:

I hate to be skeptical, but gosh that looks like a lot of moving parts! I wonder what the maintenance will look like.





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Airback: Backpacks and Luggage That Can Shrink Their Contents with a Vacuum

Dutch company Airback has invented a backpack that can shrink its contents. Their eponymous backpack ($185) features a zippered airtight compartment with a port; once you've stuffed this compartment full, you attach either a household vacuum cleaner, or the company's small electric pump, to the port.

All of the air gets sucked out of the compartment, compressing the clothing within. The company reckons this allows you to cram in 50% more stuff.

The backpack also has a scale built into the handle, so you can avoid exceeding airline weight limits and being forced to check it at the airport.

The overall design is quite intelligent, featuring a passport stash pocket, a locking laptop compartment, bottle holder and more:

Following the popularity of the backpack—which was Kickstarted to the tune of €350,000 (USD ~$380,000), they designed a smaller Airback Go ($152) which fits beneath an airplane seat. This design lacks the scale in the handle.

There's also a larger Airback Max ($361), which boasts rollers and a telescoping handle…

…as well as the Airback Next ($416), a hard-sided carry-on roller.

All of the bags feature a built-in USB-C port, to which you can connect your own powerbank.

The company's separately-sold pump runs $52. One does wonder what to do if either that or the handle scale breaks. For their part, the company says "we've committed to a circular system - allowing you to send your bag back to us when it's lived its life, whereupon we, along with our partners, will give it a new purpose." However, what I'd prefer to see is some mention of repair options.




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Elements of Cottagecore Design

Perhaps you’ve noticed how cottagecore has recently become one of the most popular interior design styles. Cottagecore is a design aesthetic that idealizes rural life. It includes homes decorated in earthy colors, nostalgic patterns, and wood tones, it’s a style that’s a nod to the English countryside. Cottagecore is also a lifestyle focused on simple…




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MMWR: Current Cigarette Smoking, Access, and Purchases from Retail Outlets Among Students Aged 13–15 Years — Global Youth Tobacco Survey, 45 Countries, 2013 and 2014

Data regarding smoking, quantity and access to cigarettes by youth in 45 countries during 2013 and 2014.




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MMWR: State-Specific Prevalence of Current Cigarette Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco Use Among Adults Aged ≥18 years – United States, 2014

Data regarding the use of smoking and tobacco use among adults in 2014.




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MMWR: State Medicaid Expansion Cessation Coverage and Number of Adult Smokers Enrolled in Expansion Coverage—United States, 2016

Information regarding Medicaid expansion for cessation coverage and the number of adult smokers enrolled.




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I tried Google's latest AI experiment, an interactive tool designed to make learning a new topic more engaging

Google's new Learn About tool offers an interactive approach to learning about topics, including heady questions like whether money buys happiness.




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Today's Mortgage Rates, November 13, 2024 | Rates Up Ahead of Key Inflation Report

These are today's mortgage and refinance rates. Mortgage rates remain elevated thanks to uncertainty around how inflation will trend in the coming years.




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Fellowship to support preservation of audiovisual Indigenous heritage

Fellowship to support preservation of audiovisual Indigenous heritage




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How to take advantage of supplier information and mitigate risk

The regulatory environment requires that organizations should not only provide supplier information, but also fully understand it




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Knowledge management experts provide KM predictions for 2023

Several KM leaders offer predictions for the space in 2023




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Fourth stage of KM revealed at the KMWorld conference

The broader implication of?of stage four KM is that we may?be beginning to move with more speed into the world of the?semantic web.




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The transformative role of AI in the next generation of records management

While there are many ways AI will disrupt and advance the records management process, these four key applications will make the biggest impact: automating document classification and tagging, records retention and data hygiene, leveraging natural language processing for record analysis and predictive analytics for records management.




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SMG acquires Bulbshare to expand its experience management capabilities

The acquisition enables SMG to offer clients a single source for the best of CX and BX management




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Lucy and Capacity merge to provide unmatched knowledge management and automation solutions

Together, they empower organizations to unlock the full potential of their data and teams




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Conga launches open revenue lifecycle management platform

The Conga Advantage Platform runs in any infrastructure, delivering revenue advantage to every global enterprise at scale




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Spot AI debuts Video AI Agents, transforming camera footage into a proactive, valuable data source

By infusing cameras with advanced AI technology, Video AI Agents enable cameras to identify, reason, and trigger responses to real-life incidents without requiring human intervention




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Society for Scholarly Publishing picks Access Innovations, Inc. for taxonomy and auto tagging services

Tagging the content at the article and sub-article level will make it easier to surface content more precisely relevant to the SSP community




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Epicor picks Agiloft to transform its contract lifecycle management

Leader in industry-specific enterprise software Epicor chooses Agiloft to digitally transform its contract-driven processes




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Chen Moore and Associates leverages Peer Software for fast file access performance for distributed teams

PeerGFS improves productivity and availability while minimizing recovery time in disaster scenarios




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Caldic selects Syniti to adopt a ?Data First? approach for master data management

Caldic will work with Syniti to help future-proof its data landscape and optimize data quality




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Powerhouse utilizes Arcitecta?s Advanced Data Management Platform as its new digital asset management solution?

Arcitecta extends its reach to the museum and cultural asset market




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Precisely beefs up its Wildfire Risk platform to help communities manage the threat of wildfires

As the risk of wildfires in developed areas continues to increase, customers can now access highly accurate data for the protection of people, properties, and land




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Agentic AI?So hot right now!

We are in the earliest stages of Agentic AI, and, much like the early days of RPA and GenAI, there's a lot of excitement but also a lot of uncertainty. While the potential benefits are enormous? streamlined operations, lower costs, fewer human errors?there are equally important concerns about job displacement, bias in AI decision making, and a lack of transparency in how these systems operate.




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2024 Readers' Choice Award - BEST INFORMATION GOVERNANCE - KnowledgeLake - Automating the capture, processing, and management of content

KnowledgeLake's solutions are designed to improve data accuracy, reduce operational costs, and enable faster decision-making, particularly within industries that handle large volumes of content, such as financial services, government, and healthcare.




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Level up your change management with these three key practices

Practicing the art of change management means accounting for organizational culture, which refers to the ingrained social norms and beliefs of an organization. It is comprised of values, belief systems, leadership styles, collective unspoken assumptions, stories, and rituals, as well as an organization's character and orientation.




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eGain AI Agent centers transparency, trust, and knowledge system integration

eGain, the AI knowledge platform for service, is unveiling the eGain AI Agent, the latest product from eGain announced at its Solve 24 conference. Designed with engagement and clarity at its core, eGain AI Agent brings true knowledge system integration to the burgeoning world of agentic AI.




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Conversica offers the most advanced AI agent for customer engagement available

This latest release leverages technologies from OpenAI, Meta, and Google




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Adopting RAG while addressing its complexities with Shelf, Coveo, and Progress Semaphore

Experts from Shelf, Coveo, and Progress Semaphore joined KMWorld's webinar, Unlocking the Power of RAG, to speak to the nuance of extracting value from RAG at scale while mitigating its complications




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Versium releases free Dedupe Tool for simplifying customer data management

Versium's Dedupe allows users to compare data points across various fields




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Conversational Agents and AI Transformation: Q&A with Rob Ryan, Head of Business Value and Thought Leadership, Workgrid

AI adoption as a whole is very fragmented depending on the organization, depending on the market business vertical. The real game changer of AI is embedding into those deeper systems of operations, not just surface level use cases of generate a blog, generate news. AI should be evolving with your organization, your culture, and your appetite for risk. That's where Workgrid certainly comes in. Workgrid's platform is built to meet you wherever you happen to be on that journey.




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Mayor Appoints New Management Team at Center

(Orange County, FL) - Orange County Mayor Teresa Jacobs has appointed new managers to key positions that will continue the successful trends at the Orange County Convention Center (OCCC). Kathleen Canning, Jan Addison, Yulita Osuba, Kris Shoemaker, David Ingram and Terry Devitt have all been appointed in new positions at the OCCC.




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Orange County Convention Center Adds New Managers

Orange County Convention Centers Executive Director, Kathie Canning is pleased to announce the selection of Rodney Gutierrez and Michelle Neely to management positions at the Convention Center (OCCC).




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Boston Lobster Feast - Your choice of beverage, value limit up to $3.50 per person with purchase of feast.

Valid Through: 10/31/2015
Your choice of beverage, value limit up to $3.50 per person with purchase of feast.
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Ripley's Believe It or Not! - $2 off adult / $1 off child (ages 4-12)

Valid Through: 10/31/2015
$2 off adult / $1 off child (ages 4-12)
8201 International Dr.
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Court Report: DOJ’s Future Unclear; Weichert Latest Brokerage to Settle Commission Lawsuit

The COURT REPORT is RISMedia’s weekly look at current and upcoming lawsuits, investigations and other legal developments around real estate. Search for new Attorney General underway Given the ongoing antitrust investigation into the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) by the Department of Justice (DOJ), any shakeup at the DOJ could have ripple effects on the…

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Join me at Out of Chicago IN-DEPTH and GET $50 OFF

Aug 21-23 2020 will bring you an exciting live online photography workshop weekend with 35+ advanced, exciting sessions from world-class photographers (and I still can’t believe that I got accepted to teach with them! Yey! o/) For each session, two photographers will team up to deep-dive into a topic from multiple angles. And I couldn’t … Continue reading "Join me at Out of Chicago IN-DEPTH and GET $50 OFF"

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She wants to know what are best practices on flagging bad responses and cleaning survey data and detecting bad responses. Any suggestions from the tidyverse or crunch.io?

A colleague who works in a field that uses a lot of survey research asks: Can you recommend papers about detecting bad survey responses? We have some such methods where I work, but I’m curious what the Census Bureau and … Continue reading




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Columbia Surgery Prof Fake Data Update . . . (yes, he’s still being promoted on the university webpage)

Someone pointed me to this news article with the delightful url, https://www.nytimes.com/2024/10/16/science/sam-yoon-columbia-cancer-surgeon-5-more-retractions.html: Columbia Cancer Surgeon Notches 5 More Retractions for Suspicious Data The chief of a cancer surgery division at Columbia University this week had five research articles retracted and … Continue reading




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Freakonomics does it again (not in a good way). Jeez, these guys are credulous:

From the team that brought you “good-looking parents are 36% more likely to have a baby daughter as their first child than a baby son” and “The PDO cool mode has replaced the warm mode in the Pacific Ocean, virtually … Continue reading




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Fake data on the honeybee waggle dance, followed by the inevitable “It is important to note that the conclusions of our studies remain firm and sound.”

I hadn’t thought about bee dancing for a long time, when someone pointed me to this post by Laura Luebbert and Lior Pachter on a bit of data fraud in biology. Luebbert writes: Four years ago, during the first year … Continue reading




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Prediction markets in 2024 and poll aggregation in 2008

With news items such How the Trump Whale Correctly Called the Election and Prediction markets got Trump’s victory right; Betting markets predicted a Trump victory, while traditional polls were showing a tossup, prediction markets are having their coming-out party. Before … Continue reading





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How to Customize Your WooCommerce Cart Page for More Sales!

The average abandoned cart rate is 70%. That’s every seven out of ten of your store customers who set up their cart don’t complete their purchase—your WooCommerce cart page is leaking money! You can fix this by customizing it. Adding your brand, upsell offers, discount coupons, and trust-building elements are great ways to make customers […]

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Divi Dash vs Competitors: Which One’s Best For WordPress Management?

Managing multiple WordPress websites can be difficult, especially as a freelancer or budding web agency. Keeping track of updates, ensuring security, and optimizing performance for each site can be time-consuming. Additionally, when managing dozens or even hundreds of websites, you’re much more prone to making errors or skipping crucial updates. This is where a site […]

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